World / Asia

France, India to launch global solar alliance 30 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) and French President Francois Hollande (R) shake hands during a news conference at the Elysee Palace in...

Kerala cracks whip against smoking in public places 29 Nov 2015 - 10:21 am

Thiruvananthapuram: There has been an over 85 percent jump in action taken against those who indulge in smoking at public places, according to...

China meets pollution reduction targets ahead of schedule 29 Nov 2015 - 09:50 am

Chinese cities, such as Beijing, are often hit by heavy pollution. AFP Beijing: China has achieved the pollution reduction targets for major pollutants...

Modi assures aid to flood-hit Tamil Nadu 29 Nov 2015 - 09:47 am

PM Narendra Modi New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday assured aid to Tamil Nadu for the widespread damage due to torrential...

Bihar to probe theft of 600 BC idol 29 Nov 2015 - 09:42 am

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has ordered a probe Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has ordered a probe into the theft of a...

Nepal Maoists burn Indian embassy vehicle, officials say accident 29 Nov 2015 - 09:35 am

Nepalese activists carry placards during a protest rally against the ongoing dispute between Nepal and India, in Kathmandu on November 28, 2015. AFP ...

IAF chief eyes Rafale deal by year-end 29 Nov 2015 - 09:31 am

By Anjali Ojha Hasimara (West Bengal): The deal between India and France for 36 Rafale combat jets could happen before the end of...

Haryana Police kill 'cow smuggler' in encounter, injure another 29 Nov 2015 - 09:28 am

Pic for representation only Chandigarh: Haryana Police shot dead an alleged cattle smuggler and seriously injured another in an encounter in Kurukshetra district...

Commonwealth countries unify voices ahead of Paris climate talks 29 Nov 2015 - 09:21 am

Commonwealth is made up of 53 independent with half of its member states being least-developed countries Valletta (Malta): The leaders of Commonwealth countries...

Pakistan committed to eradicate polio: Nawaz Sharif 29 Nov 2015 - 09:19 am

Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif Islamabad: Pakistan is committed to make the world polio-free, the country's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said. Pakistan has...

Malaysia deports 222,000 illegal migrants this year 29 Nov 2015 - 09:15 am

Malaysian Interior Ministry Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Interior Ministry Sunday announced it had deported more than 222,000 illegal migrants, from...

Sea Shepherd warns Japan against resuming whaling 29 Nov 2015 - 09:08 am

Sea Shepherd ship Bob Barker (R) collides with a Japanese whaling fleet fuel tanker as Japanese whalers and militant conservationists clash in waters...

AAP: India's youngest party is three years old 28 Nov 2015 - 06:04 pm

New Delhi: Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which emerged from an anti-corruption movement, recently completed three years, patting itself on the back...

Comment: India's democracy allows for fetishised nationalism, knee-jerk rejectionism 28 Nov 2015 - 05:54 pm

By Mayank Chhaya India, or at least parts of it, is going through a weird phase of fetishised nationalism and knee-jerk rejectionism. The...

Clean comedy more appreciated than vulgarity: Johnny Lever 28 Nov 2015 - 05:38 pm

By Sandeep Sharma New Delhi: Trends come and go in the cinematic world, but the fact that clean humour and good comedy reign...

Delhi's Jan Lokpal to have power to probe central officials 28 Nov 2015 - 05:26 pm

Arvind Kejriwal By Gaurav Sharma New Delhi: The central and Delhi governments may be headed for a showdown with the AAP's Jan Lokpal...

Film festivals look down upon 'massy' films: Farah Khan 28 Nov 2015 - 05:19 pm

By Durga Chakravarty New Delhi: Eight years after it regaled Bollywood audiences with its song and dance sequences, filmy story line about reincarnation...

Column: Hindu Right stoking intolerance 28 Nov 2015 - 05:04 pm

Aamir Khan By Amulya Ganguli The BJP's castigation of the non-Muslims who complain of intolerance comprises words like "manufactured paper rebellion", "fake dissent",...